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CHRIS STEVENSON, QMI Agency

Aug 13, 2011

, Last Updated: 9:18 PM ET

JOHNS CREEK, GA. - There could be some history made on the greens Sunday at the 93rd PGA Championship.

A men’s major could be won with an unconventional putter for the first time with two of the top three players -- co-leader Brendan Steele and Keegan Bradley, who’s in second -- using belly putters heading into the final round. A belly putter is longer than a normal putter and is anchored to a player's stomach.

Veteran Jim Furyk, who was near the top of the leaderboard until he double bogeyed the tough 18th hole, also uses a belly putter. Furyk wound up with a 3-over 73 and fell back to a tie for 13th place.

Veteran Adam Scott, who is tied for eighth after an even-par 70 Saturday, uses a long putter. Long putters are even longer than belly putters and are anchored to the sternum by the player wrapping their left hand (in the case of a right-handed player) around the putter and pressing it to his chest while the right hand swings the club.

Argentina’s Angel Cabrera used a belly putter grip on this putter when he won the 2009 Masters, but didn’t anchor the top of the putter in his abdomen.

The so-called “broomstick,” which has been controversial because some purists don’t think the club should be anchored against the body, has rejuvenated the 31-year-old Scott’s career. Since he started making putts again, he’s feeling less pressure to have to hit the ball close to the hole.

“I’m not too sure where I go from here if this doesn’t pan out for me,” joked Scott, who won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational last week. “Someone will have to invent something.

“But it’s within the rules at the moment and I’m very happy about that.”